Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 29, 2016, 6:46 PM MDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 108 days. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2016, 6:46 PM MDT (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2016, 8:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 108 days
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cherry County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 6:58 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Nw Mullen, NE | |
| Mar 29, 7:04 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 11 N Mullen, NE | |
| Jun 29, 9:05 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Mullen, NE | 60 MPH WINDS BLEW 4 SHINGLES OFF OF ROOF. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
493
WUUS53 KLBF 300046
SVRLBF
NEC031-091-300130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0002.160330T0046Z-160330T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
646 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
NORTHWESTERN HOOKER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 730 PM MDT
* AT 645 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
MULLEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING BIG CREEK...MULLEN...MARSH FLAT AND HECLA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 185.
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND 89.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4190 10117 4198 10138 4239 10113 4230 10079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 208DEG 37KT 4202 10122
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SNIVELY/CDC3 follow-up statements
668
WWUS53 KLBF 300106
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
706 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016
NEC091-300115-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160330T0130Z/
HOOKER NE-
706 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HOOKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4209 10099 4210 10127 4239 10113 4230 10079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 208DEG 37KT 4221 10109
$$
NEC031-300130-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160330T0130Z/
CHERRY NE-
706 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...
AT 705 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF
MULLEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 89.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING BIG CREEK AND MARSH FLAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4209 10099 4210 10127 4239 10113 4230 10079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 208DEG 37KT 4221 10109
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
SNIVELY600
WUUS53 KLBF 151310
SVRLBF
NEC101-111-117-151400-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0002.160715T1310Z-160715T1400Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
810 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN KEITH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT/800 AM MDT/
* AT 809 AM CDT/709 AM MDT/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF TRYON TO 7 MILES NORTH OF
SARBEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUTHERLAND...HERSHEY...COKER...O'FALLONS AND BIRDWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4127 10137 4159 10120 4148 10072 4104 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 295DEG 22KT 4151 10111 4127 10127
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SNIVELY/TAYLOR300
WWUS53 KLBF 151329
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
829 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016
NEC101-151338-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160715T1400Z/
KEITH NE-
829 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEITH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA, THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4121 10125 4155 10100 4148 10072 4104 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 295DEG 22KT 4146 10098 4122 10114
$$
NEC111-117-151400-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160715T1400Z/
MCPHERSON NE-LINCOLN NE-
829 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
AT 828 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF TRYON TO NEAR SUTHERLAND...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUTHERLAND...HERSHEY...COKER...O'FALLONS AND BIRDWOOD.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 26.
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 160 AND 172.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4121 10125 4155 10100 4148 10072 4104 10088
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 295DEG 22KT 4146 10098 4122 10114
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SNIVELY/CDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Grant, Keith, Sheridan | 107 days |
| Mar 29, 6:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 52 min |
| Mar 29, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Lincoln, McPherson | 108 days |
| Mar 29, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 23 min |
| Mar 29, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 27 min |
| Mar 29, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | McPherson | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 7:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 40 min |
| Mar 29, 7:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Deuel | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 9:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 9:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 47 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.